Glass-bodied vessel for oil



(No Model.)

W. S. LAUMASTER. GLASS BDDIBD VESSEL FOR-OIL.

No. 280,048. Patented June 26, 1883..

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A UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ.

WINFIELD S. LAUMASTER, OF'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANTA.

GLA-SS-VBODIED VESSEL FOR O|L.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,048, dated June 26, 1883.

Application filed April 12, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. LAUMAS- TER, of Philadelphia, in the county of Phila: delphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Oil Cans or Jars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an elevation, partly sectional, of a can embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional plan.

My invention has relation to glass-bodied cans for liolding oil or other liquid, and has for its object toavoid leakage from the can and provide a casing or covering therefor of great rigidity.

My invention accordingly consists of the novel combination, construction, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter specifically de scribed and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents the can, which is made of glass or other transparent material, having a threaded opening, a, in its neck a. In the top B of the can, surrounding the neck a, is a depression or gutter, O. I

D represents a hollow screw or thimble, which meshes with the threaded neck a, as shown, and is formed with a flange, d, which passes over the top of the neck a, and then is bent downwardly to form a lip, as shown at d, until it contacts with or extends to the sides of the gutter C, so as to leave an annular space,

' (1 between said neck a and the lip d. Said space is filled with any suitable form of cement, as indicated at d". be noted, does not fill up the gutter C, but leaves an annular space above the lip d, in the bottom of which is placed a thin layer of ce1nent, d, to further seal the joint between said parts, while the gutter 0 forms a drip-cup for any oil that may find its way therein, so as to prevent it running down the sides of the can.

E represents a stopple screwing into the screwD, as shown. It is provided with a spout, E, and two openings, 6 and e, which form, respectively, the pouring-opening and p a vent for the passage of air to the can. VVith- Such construction, it will v or moved to the position as shown in Fig. 1,

or when it is designed to pour from the can. After such operation is accomplished,the open ings c and e are closed by'simply reversing the movement of valve Or, so as to bring it to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, said valvebeing provided with ahandle, which passes through a slot, d, in the stopple, to permit of the movement of said valve. Itwill therefore. be noted that when the vent c is closed the p ouring-opening c is also sealed, and when the latter is opened the vent is unsealed, so as to admit air to the can when liquid is poured therefrom. u

H represents a casing orjacket made of tin or other sheet metal, preferably the former. Said casing is shaped to conform to the outline of the can, and it is doubly corrugated, as shown-that is, the corrugations consist of parallel lines h h, crossed at right angles, or otherwise, by lines 71. h, thereby making the casing more rigid than it would be if single provided with a bail or handle, I. If desired,

a series of openings, b, may be provided in said casing, in order to observe the gradual diminution of the contents of the can.

If desired, the valve Gr may be employed to seal and unseal the vent e only, in which case it will be cut away in the neighborhood of pouring-opening 6, so as to leave the latter always open.

WVhat I claim is V 1. As a new article of manufacture, a can having a glass body, A, and top B, withneck a, having threaded opening a, and an annular gutter, O, surrounding said neck, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with canA', having top B, with gutter G and threaded neck a, of a hollow screw, D, having flange d and lip d, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with can A, having neck 2 seams a and gutter O, of a hollow screw or thirnble 1), having flange d and lip d, and a threaded stopple, substantiallyas shown and described.

4. A glass can having a neck and surrounding annular gutter, and a hollow thinible screwing into said neck and provided with a flange and lip, which extends into said gutter, and between which is a layer of cement, to form a tight joint between said lip and the top of the 10 can, substantially as shown and described.

5. The eoinbination,w.i.th can A, having neck 

